Solo Laveling
Chapter 16's

Solo Leveling – Chapter 16

"Yes, I'm one, but …."

"Ahh, I'm sorry. Please come through here. Let me guide you there. "

"Ah…. Sure."

Feeling that the problem would become more complicated if he said "There is a misunderstanding here", Seong Jin-Woo decided to secretly follow the warrior's guide for now.

Jin-Woo then sweeps his gaze around her.

‘Now I see, it …. '

The atmosphere around him felt somewhat suspicious.

The streets are completely deserted. The only people he could see were the soldiers and the police.

Also, corpses belonged to monsters, cars were destroyed, and buildings with cracks hit their walls ….

Jin-Woo realizes what's going on here.

‘Gate should be opened nearby.’

Something like that was almost unheard of today with the Hunter system well established in place, but occasionally, the Gate would appear in remote areas, he said, and it will go unnoticed for a while. As a result, no one would come to close it in time.

When such an event occurred, soldiers from a nearby base were sent to purchase some time until the Hunters could arrive at the site.

Of course, army weapons did not work against monsters. However, in order to facilitate the evacuation of civilians, one must be offered as a victim. In other words, they would become cannon fodder.

The role of a person who had no choice but to perform had been burdened by the youth of this nation.

"Thank you."

The soldier walking in front thanked Jin-Woo all of a sudden.

"I'm sorry?"

"Well, since Hunters like yourself fight hard, we can go home at the end of the day, you know."

"Oh, uh … .."

He said 'thank you'.

It was something Jin-Woo wanted to say to the soldier.

Soldiers to Hunters, and Hunters to soldiers.

Like those who fight to protect someone, or even something, they express their gratitude for each other.

Beeped.

The soldier's expression brightened after he received the radio transmission.

"I have received word that the monsters around him have been dealt with, and only the largest are left."

Jin-Woo nodded.

He didn't need to hear the soldiers' explanation to find out.

He could actually feel the presence of a powerful 'life form' nearby. And he could even sense some of the aura of Hunters around him as well. Enhanced Perception stat sends important information in the form of sensations and feelings.

And that's how Jin-Woo breaks it right away.

"That's the boss."

Soon enough, the creature could be seen in the distance. In an empty and open space not too far away from him, a dozen hunters surrounded a giant made of stone. It was as tall as a telephone pole.

It was a Golem-type monster.

"Heok …."

The soldier exhaled a breath of fear as he took a step back.

Perhaps this was the first time he had seen her, from the moment he saw her, his entire body felt stiff. But then again, most people will react the same way. The difference between seeing a monster for real and seeing it on a TV or computer monitor is just like heaven and earth.

Unlike her, Jin-Woo remains calm and observes the ongoing situation.

"Chealer! Concentrate your healing on the Tanker! ”

"We also do our best !!"

"Why not dying yet ?!"

"What does the damage dealer do !! It's not even close enough to die, is it ?! "

"The monster defense is too strong! And we don't have enough magic-type Hunters in our group! "

Since they were summoned here in a hurry, none of them seemed to be high-class Hunters. Both their defenses and attacks did not look effective at all.

Therefore, Hunters could not avoid engaging in a prolonged battle of attrition.

THE EXPLOSION!!

When the Golem slammed its huge stone fist down, the Hunter acting as a Tanker had no choice but to kneel down for just a moment.

"Keo-heok !!"

The tanker spewed out a mouthful of blood.

"T-no !!"

"That tanker might die if it keeps going like this !!"

"What do you want me to do ?! My magic energy reserves are completely empty, you know !! ”

"Hasn't the support from high-level Hunters come yet ?!"

These hunters seemed to have reached their limit.

Jin-Woo's gaze, as he took all of this, sparkled quite sharply.

‘If it's just that much .. I can do this.'

Jin-Woo slowly steps back. This Golem-type boss might have high defense, but his rank might be lower than the impression of his terrifying outer appearance.

Just from the aura it emitted, it was definitely weaker than the boss of the instant dungeon, Poison-Fanged Blue, whatever it was.

"So, if I can make his high defense go to waste …."

All it needed now was a powerful attack that could penetrate past the stupid rock giant's defenses.

Jin-Woo gets a considerable distance and takes a throwing position.

The muscles in the arm holding the broken sword started to swell abruptly. A throbbing vein even appeared on the back of his hand as well.

All of his physical strength was concentrated in his right arm.

Moments after, the arms were pulled back tightly like bowstraps shot forward at the speed of sound.

"Go!"

***

The view of D Hunter's ranker, Lee Hahn-Soo, went dark.

He can't continue anymore. His precious shield had begun to develop cracks as well. As if their magic energy had been depleted, the amount of healing magic hitting it from the Healer had decreased quite markedly.

If this continues, everyone will die.

Lee Hahn-Soo has to make a decision, now.

The only viable plan here was for him to buy enough time so that the other Hunters could escape from here safely. And at another time, Hunters with higher ranks appeared to kill this Golem.

"Or, we all died together here."

Cold sweat drops formed on Lee Hahn-Soo's forehead.

He finally confirmed his determination. Lee Hahn-Soo shouted while looking back.

"Give this to me and you all must …!"

It was at this moment that Lee Hahn-Soo saw him.

Something flew here as it gleamed coldly in the night air.

In fact, he could only 'feel' that he had seen something, but his eyes could not really catch something real.

That fast.

KHWAHANG !!

'Something' it hit the head of the Golem and it exploded magnificently.

"W-what the fuck is this ?!"

Lee-Hahn-Soo's eyes were wide open.

The headless golem began to stagger dangerously. The Hunters began to shout in excitement at that moment. They focused their attacks once again.

"Work!! Our attack succeeded !! ”

"It fell !!"

"A little more!! A little more and we will win !! "

It seemed that none of them had noticed the object flying from somewhere, as they were too focused on attacking the monster. With the exception of Lee Hahn-Soo standing right in front of the Golem, it was!

Roooaaarr… ..

In the end, the Golem rolled over.

Thump!

The heavy body fell to the ground and kicked up a violent dust storm.

Whahhhh !!

All the hunters shouted in excitement and celebrated their victory.

"We made it!!"

"We killed him!"

"No, our attack didn't even work on this guy."

Lee Hahn-Soo hurriedly searched around the fallen Golem.

"Just what smashed this stone giant's head?"

Lee Hahn-Soo thought hard and searched around. Finally, he found the remains of a broken sword. Although there were some traces of magic energy within it, it was basically a cheap plain steel sword.

'What? Someone threw this worthless something and destroyed a boss-level Golem capable of eliminating the combined attacks of ten plus Hunters? '

Suddenly, he forgot what he wanted to say. Lee Hahn-Soo silently turned his gaze between the corpse of the Golem and the broken sword, before he dashed past the Cheering Hunters and towards the direction the sword was flying from.

"Excuse me!!"

He found a confused soldier standing there.

"I'm sorry? You talk to me? "

"That's right, you!"

When a Hunter with a burly body hurriedly rushed towards him, the soldier could not help but swallow nervously with a stiff face. That was how great the pressure Hunter exerted on ordinary people.

Lee Hahn-Soo pointed out the broken sword and asked.

"Are you throwing this?"

"Oh that. Actually … "

The soldier looked back, only for his eyes to turn in surprise.

"Huh? Uh? But, is there a Hunter standing right behind me? ”

Of course, no one is there right now.

While the bewildered soldier looked around, Lee Hahn-Soo scratched the back of his neck and stared at the broken sword.

Power That power, that destructive power …. Could it be that it was a high rank Hunter? "

He never knew, because the protagonist had already disappeared.

***

Around the same time, Jin-Woo is on his way home. He turned around to leave as soon as the Golem began to limp.

Indeed, it was he who dropped the Golem. He was well aware of this fact.

Now in the beginning, the spoils and profits arising from dead monsters only belonged to the Hunters who managed to kill him. If he wanted to, he could fight for the rights to the Golem.

"However, it became problematic when trying to prove that I was able to drop a Golem like that."

Who would believe the idea of a giant Golem collapsing due to an attack from a minuscule E rank? He didn't even have the right evidence to back it up either.

Jin-Woo assumes that the broken sword or the soldier standing next to him won't help much in the endeavor.

And that's not all. More importantly, he had to reveal the reason for how his ability increased by that much so that he could fall like a Golem.

The harder he thought about it, the more he lost than gained.

The only ability in the entire world to level up.

He could not sneak in and reveal the existence of this unprecedented ability just for the sake of claiming the remains of a single Golem.

"It's a little futile, but it can't help."

Still, he did not leave empty-handed.

No, more than that, he's getting pretty big, actually.

The message he heard when the giant Golem fell ….

(Raise level!)

His levels rose one by one because he had killed the Golems.

"Indeed, my level will rise if I hunt monsters from normal dungeons."

He has learned some valuable information. That's all worth doing.

***

Old and decrepit apartment located in the suburbs – Jin-Woo house is on the eighth floor of this building. (TL: I use the Commonwealth way of counting floors, so for all those who don't, it will be the ninth floor for you.)

He found the key and entered the place. It's dark in it.

"Jin-Ah is still studying hard, yes."

It is very likely that his younger sister is still in the library, studying.

He found a bowl of rice and soup on the dining table. Mom's been in the hospital for a few years now, and this dish comes from her little sister.

A piece of paper, a memo from her, contained many cutely written words.

– Don't starve yourself. I'll check later if you eat everything.

He had to prepare them even though he was busy as a bee, after he said his plan to leave the hospital earlier today.

Jin-Woo smiles gently and sits down to eat. However, there was something he wanted to confirm first before doing that.

"Status Window."

Name: Seong Jin-Woo

Level: 18

Class: None

Title: The Wolf Slaughterer

HP: 2220

MP: 350

Fatigue: 2

(Stats)

Power: 48

Stamina: 27

Agility: 27

Intelligence: 27

Perception: 27

(Points available for distribution: 0)

(Skills)

Passive skills:

– (Unknown) Lv. Maxed

– Persistence Lv. 1

Active expertise:

– Dash Lv's. 1

He thought today was a long time ago.

And thanks to this long day, he was now level 18.

His strength was close to 50, and the other Statistics had also increased significantly as well. He had even discovered what Agility and Perception Stats were doing as well.

‘In addition, add the fact that I found a very useful dagger with a good option and all the Gold that I do not know how to use it, then … '

Even if he ignored the 'special' medicine he had obtained, his conquest of the instant dungeon was a huge success.

Section 9. Geckos

A person stepping out of the house in the early hours will definitely be cautious in their movements. Well, they might end up accidentally waking up their family members.

That was why Seong Jin-Ah secretly closed the front door to her house, so that her brother would not wake up from his sleep, as he was about to leave for school.

But then….

"You going to school now?"

"Eh?"

He was shocked when a voice came from nearby, and he quickly turned to look. And she sees Jin-Woo running towards her.

He was wearing sports and sneakers. He had pulled his hood up high and looked like he was jogging early in the morning.

Jin-Ah's eyes opened wide in surprise.

"Whatwhat what? Oppa, are you awake? ”

“Yup, it's been a while since I woke up, you know. Hey, have fun today and be careful on the road. ”

"Uh …. Sure."

Jin-Ah notices her brother's back when he enters the apartment and tilts her head.

‘Well, that's very strange. Oppa really woke up before me …. '

One would never call Jin-Woo the lazy type, but Jin-Ah was always the first to start the day up until now just because she was diligent, which was not suitable for her age group.

"Now I think about it …"

His older brother's back seemed wider than before, for some reason.

‘Eii, there's no way that's true.’

The human body is not made of rubber bands, so how could it make sense for it to expand and contract within a few days?

"I may have made a mistake."

And